naming variabes

[TurboSRT4]

hello I have this

var test06 = 'blahblahblahblah;

function test(mode){
alert(mode);
}

....onclick=javascript:test(test06);

how would i make it alert the value of the already declared variable as oposed to what is and assigning the literal text 'test06' to the alert box. i need to make the alert box declare blahblalahblah

this is far from what i am doing but figured this would be most simplest explained thank you

 

[vicvirk]

<script>
myVar06 = "blah";
myVar07 = "blah blah";
function test(strmode) {
	alert([COLOR=red]eval([/color]strmode[COLOR=red])[/color])
}
test([COLOR=red]"[/color]myVar07[COLOR=red]"[/color]);
</script>

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[vacunita]

For starters, you may want to end your string with a quote otherwise you are likely getting errors.

var test06 = 'blahblahblahblah[red]'[/red];

Other than that, the alert should show the value of the passed variable as is.

So you should be getting the 'blahblahblah', unless your actual code has quotes around the variable name test06 in your function call.

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[feherke]

Hi

....onclick=javascript:test(test06);

Additionally, do not use [tt]javascript:[/tt] pseudo-protocol in [tt]onclick[/tt] or other event attribute.


Feherke.

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Incidentally, instead of this:

alert(eval(strmode))

I would use this:

alert(window[strmode]);

I don't know if eval is that much slower using today's faster JS engines, but I'd certainly avoid it if I could.

Hope this helps,
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[vicvirk]

Thanks for the suggestion, BillyRay, I'll try that next time...

I'm assuming window[x] is the same as eval(x) ???? And can be used anywhere I use eval???




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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

I'm assuming window[x] is the same as eval(x) ???? And can be used anywhere I use eval???

Not at all. eval will always evaluate the string passed to it. window[x] is the same as window.x or, in the case of accessing a global variable, simply x. You can read a more in depth explanation at the end of my post dated 23 Mar 10 5:25 in thread216-1596168.

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